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Name Benjamin BETTS
Birth 21 Oct 1818, Stanwick, Northants
Death 1907, Stanwick Age: 88
Occupation Labourer
Father John BETTS (1793-?1863)
Mother Hephzibah RAINS (~1795-1864)
Spouses
1 Eliza PALMER
Birth ? 1818/1819
Death 10 Mar 1847, Stanwick, Northants Age: 29
Burial 11 Mar 1847, Stanwick, Northants
Father William PALMER
Marriage 15 Oct 1838, Stanwick, Northants
Children James (1838-)
Eli (1841-)
William (1844-1937)
2 Ann RAWLINS
Birth 1821, Chelveston
Death 1891 Age: 70
Burial 24 Mar 1891, Stanwick
Marriage 16 Jun 1850, Stanwick Parish Church
Children Mary Ann (1852-)
Hannah (1854-)
Lydia (1859-1925)
George (1859-?1860)
Notes for Benjamin BETTS
Baptised at Stanwick Methodist Church, part of the Higham Ferrers Wesleyan Circuit, by Wm Hicks, Minister, on 28 April 1819.

Marriage 15 Oct 1838 to Eliza Palmer witnessed by Palmer Pratt (local landowner), Hannah Palmer, William Brawn. Neither could sign name.
Eliza died in 1847 from Typhus Fever

1841 Census Benjamin Ag Lab, 20, Eliza 20, James 2, Eli 2 mths.

5 Jan 1845 Admitted to Stanwick Baptist Church.

2nd marriage 16 June 1850 to Ann Rawlins, of full age, Spinster, Servant, Stanwick. Father George Rawlins, labourer. Witnesses William Betts, Elizabeth Hazeldine, William Brawn. Neither could sign name.

1851 Census Benjamin now married to Ann. Benjamin 31 Ag Lab, Ann 29, James 12 Ag Lab, Eli 10 Ag Lab, William 7 Scholar. Jane Rawlings 6.

1861 Census Stanwick Lodge, Benjamin 42, Ag Lab, Ann 39, Mary A. 9, Hannah 7, Lydia 2, Jane Rawlins 16, Lace Maker, George Betts 2.

1871 Church St, Stanwick. Benjamin 51 Agr Lab, Ann 48, Mary A. 19 Servant, Hannah 18 Lacemaker, Lydia 12 Scholar. Where is George?

1881 ?Stanwick Hill, Benjamin 60 Gardener, Ann 59, Mary L. Hardwicke, granddaughter 13. (Jane's daughter)

1891 Bottom End, Stanwick Benjamin 72, Widr, Road Labour, Lydia Betts, Daughter Single 32.

Died 1907 (aged 88/89)
Last Modified 4 Jul 2000 Created 18 Nov 2001 by Reunion for Macintosh
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